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Background: As a unique cultural phenomenon widely spread in East Asia, the Four Gods culture has attracted extensive attention in academic circles. Despite its cultural significance, it is still an underexplored research field in Western academia. Purpose: This article aims to identify the existing research gaps in Western academia and demonstrate the necessity of conducting in-depth research on the Four Gods culture. Methods: CiteSpace software was adopted in this research to conduct a quantitative analysis of relevant papers included in the Web of Science database. Results: The research results show that Western academic research on the Four Gods culture is extremely scarce. This shortage even leads to the inability to realize accurate translation of relevant cultural elements. Conclusion: This research imbalance reflects the limited global multicultural research perspective of the Western academic community. To solve the current research dilemmas of Four Gods culture, this study proposes taking standardized and accurate translation as the foundational research step, and further adopting the quadruple evidence-based research method for in-depth exploration.References
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